crushed

crush it

To succeed at something in a particularly impressive way. Often used in the past tense. Her presentation for the CEO went really well. She totally crushed it!That band always crushes it, so I'm not surprised their halftime performance was spectacular.

crush (up) against (someone or something)

To have a heavy physical impact on someone or something. Molly had to go to the hospital after the door in the lobby crushed up against her hand.The singer's screaming fans crushed against the fence in front of the stage.

crush down

1. To physically push someone or something down; to flatten someone or something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "crush" and "down." If you just crush down these clothes, I think you'd be able to fit more in your suitcase.

2. To suppress or subdue someone or something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "crush" and "down." The boss is always quick to crush down any dissent in our department.

crush in

crush up

To pulverize or break something into a smaller state or finer substance. A noun or pronoun can be used between "crush" and "up." If I don't crush up the pill and mix it into my daughter's apple sauce, she won't take it.

crush something in

crush something up (into something)

to press or grind something with great force until it is reduced to something smaller. The chef crushed the almonds up into a powder and sprinkled them on the dessert.The machine crushed up all the glass into tiny bits.

crush something up (into something)

to press or grind something with great force until it is reduced to something smaller. The chef crushed the almonds up into a powder and sprinkled them on the dessert.The machine crushed up all the glass into tiny bits.

As long as I've been working on issues like that, I was appalled at the sight of 4-week-old kittens being crushed under foot,'' said Beverlee McGrath, state representative of the Doris Day Animal League, which has been working on the effort.

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